Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00022
Tetragnatha pilosa
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About Tetragnatha pilosa
Tetragnatha pilosa belongs to Tetragnathidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is endemic.
Natural history and identification
Tetragnatha pilosa is one of Hawaiʻi's spiny-leg spiders, a radiation of active hunters that do not build capture webs. Long leg spines accompany this hunting habit. Research compared it with other members of the radiation, including T. kauaiensis. Shared hunting behavior does not make the species interchangeable for identification or justify assigning them identical prey lists.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Tetragnatha pilosa
- Family
- Tetragnathidae
- Order
- Araneae
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Tetragnatha pilosa belongs to Tetragnathidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is endemic.